Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
Anne (53-year-old woman) deepfake (Jan 2025)
A 53-year-old woman, Anne, was defrauded of €830,000 over 18 months by scammers who used AI-generated deepfakes of Brad Pitt to manipulate her. The scammers used love bombing and a fabricated story about Pitt needing…
- Incident date
- Jan 2025
- Target
- Anne (53-year-old woman)
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
A 53-year-old woman, Anne, was defrauded of €830,000 over 18 months by scammers who used AI-generated deepfakes of Brad Pitt to manipulate her. The scammers used love bombing and a fabricated story about Pitt needing kidney treatment. The deepfakes included images of Pitt in a hospital bed. The scam led Anne to divorce her husband. Brad Pitt's spokesperson confirmed the incident.